Countries could reduce reporting burdens and strengthen the transparency and accuracy of land-sector data by aligning national forest assessments with Paris Agreement transparency requirements, suggested a new report.

The Article 6.4 Methodological Expert Panel (MEP) is expected in the first half of next year to respond to resubmitted versions of the first four bottom-up methodologies applying to the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), according to a member of the UNFCCC Secretariat.

Policymakers can’t assume demand for clean technology will materialise based on net zero commitments and a want to save the environment, attendees of a Toronto-based climate event heard Tuesday.

European carbon allowance prices fell for a second day, fully erasing Friday's 1.3% gain, as trading activity increased markedly amid a continued surge in Dec-25/Dec-26 spread trading, while the front-month TTF gas market weakened for an eighth straight session despite a late spike on bullish headlines linked to Russia.

The EU’s incoming Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) did not cause as much uproar at COP30 as in previous years, suggesting that opposition has peaked, EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said on Tuesday.

A UK-based power generator, and developer of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) projects, criticised the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for failing to encourage companies to invest in durable CO2 removals. 

High price - Delaying the EU’s new carbon pricing system for buildings and road transport (ETS2) by one year to 2028 will significantly cut expected government revenues, Danish climate official Christian Stenberg told an event Tuesday. Denmark alone expects to lose around €500 mln due to the postponement, which was agreed to secure support from more skeptical countries such as Poland, Italy, and Romania during negotiations on the EU’s 2040 climate target. Stenberg said during the Brussels-based conference, organised by Politico, that the EU ETS2 is the most cost-effective tool for reducing emissions in transport and buildings, and that the one-year delay deprives governments of both revenue and an efficient mechanism for meeting climate goals.

Togo carbon transaction facility – The Togo office of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has launched an 18-month “Carbon Transaction Facility Readiness and Implementation support” project to prepare the country for participation in Paris Agreement Article 6 carbon markets. Backed by a $487,000 investment, the initiative will build capacity and train government decision-makers on Article 6 concepts, strengthen national governance frameworks, and support their implementation. By 2027, the project aims to accelerate technology development and transfer, boost institutional capacity, and improve access to climate finance in Togo, GGGI Africa wrote on social media.

The combination of a weak picture for European industry, a glut of gas, and questions around the supply of allowances post-2030 is keeping European carbon prices in check, despite expected supply tightness over the next two years, analysts told the S&P Global Carbon conference in Barcelona on Tuesday. 

Two major calls for stakeholder input have been launched by the Supervisory Body for the Paris Agreement’s Article 6.4 crediting mechanism, concerning corresponding adjustments and proposed new crediting approaches, as experts ramp up technical work in a methodology meeting running this week.

A global logistics company is generating carbon insets from using low-emission fuel in container vessels calling at its UK ports and plans to expand the initiative to other regions amid growing corporate demand, a senior company executive said in Barcelona on Tuesday.

Bilateral cooperation through Article 6.2 could lead to a more efficient deployment of global carbon removal technologies, according to a World Bank-backed study published this week.

Sierra Leone has approved tax exemptions on a wide range of clean cooking technologies, in an effort to make clean cooking solutions more affordable and commercially viable.

The UK on Tuesday opened a public consultation aimed at informing a common framework  for identifying sustainability criteria for biomass.

Article 6 may now be the only way of truly connecting international carbon markets, according to a veteran analyst, with the EU credit demand signal a make-or-break moment for scaling Paris-era trading.

A model of an Africa-focused fund could redirect billions of dollars in pensions into nature-based projects through sustainable forestry, with future potential for biodiversity credits, a financial executive told Carbon Pulse.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has teamed up with a carbon market ratings agency to support governments in developing countries.

The EU’s forthcoming emissions trading system for road transport and heating fuels (ETS2) will be crucial not only for decarbonising transport and buildings, but also as a key source of flexibility in the power market to support growing electricity use in industry, an expert has said.

European H2 market update – The European hydrogen market is falling short of 2030 targets, despite a 51% annual increase in installed electrolyser capacity in 2024, according to the 2025 monitoring report by the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER). As of October, only Denmark and Ireland had notified completion of EU targets transposition, leaving regulatory uncertainty and investor hesitancy, the report said. The average cost of renewable hydrogen remains around €8/kg – four times that of fossil-derived hydrogen – ACER noted. The agency recommends accelerating implementation of EU rules, prioritising infrastructure investment, and targeting support toward hard-to-abate sectors to unlock the hydrogen market’s potential.

The UK government is seeking views on proposed reforms to its capacity market system, aimed at ensuring security of power supply while cutting energy emissions, it announced on Tuesday.

A UK energy efficiency firm announced Tuesday it has partnered with a global infrastructure provider to launch a carbon credit registry for the built environment.

There is no single best way to design support schemes to help alleviate the cost of carbon pricing schemes for consumers that may need support, a study has found. 

Europe’s steel industry has seen yet another year of contraction as trade disruptions, geopolitical tensions, weak demand, and high energy prices continued to dominate the market landscape, but is likely to recover in 2026, according to a Brussels-based lobby.

Private assets will be more exposed to climate risks in 2026, but next year’s reporting landscape will likely be haphazard, with some regulators ramping up requirements despite policy rollbacks, according to analysts.

Manufacturing investment across the EU in clean technologies fell in the third quarter of 2025, as funding for electric vehicles resumed a downtrend that began over a year ago, and battery spending also slipped lower.

BP has scrapped plans to build a large blue hydrogen plant at the UK's Teesside industrial hub, blaming clashes with a data centre development plan as well as deteriorating local demand.

The European Commission on Monday launched a call for evidence on a wide-ranging climate resilience and risk management initiative that aims to hardwire global warming risk into EU policymaking, investment decisions, and sectoral regulations.

A financial emissions accounting initiative has Monday published an updated version of its emissions accounting standard for financial institutions.

A European bank has formed a partnership with a New Zealand forestry company to help forest owners develop voluntary carbon market projects, it announced on Monday.

A UN-managed climate fund announced on Thursday that it will begin partnering with project developers, in addition to investment fund managers and advisors, to support the scale-up of nature-based investments.

A veteran European carbon markets analyst has joined a US-based investment advisor to help drive expansion of the company's activities and develop greater investor awareness of carbon markets, according to a press release issued Tuesday.